Rochester Chapter STC Conference

The Rochester Chapter STC will hold Spectrum 2006, an all day conference focusing on coming trends and directions in technical communication, at the RIT Inn and Conference Center in Henrietta, New York, on March 31, 2006. Keynote speakers will be Suzanna Laurent, president of Communications Design Group and current president of STC, and Jared Spool, CEO of User Interface Engineering.

For more information, please contact:

Tom Moran, tfmcad@rit.edu

  www.stcrochester.org

Manitoba Chapter STC Annual Conference

The Manitoba Chapter STC and Red River College will hold their annual conference, Technology and People: The/Write/Connection, at the Princess Street Campus of Red River College in Winnipeg, Canada, on April 6-7, 2006.

For more information, please contact:

Henry Shorr

(204) 945-7298

hshorr@mts.net

STC’s 53rd Annual Conference

STC’s 53rd Annual Conference will be held at Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel and Paris Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, from May 7 through 10, 2006.

For more information, please visit www.stc.org/53rdConf/.

Post-conference workshops and tutorials will be held on May 11.

Learning Opportunities  

Upcoming STC Remote Seminars

February 8, 2006

Susan W. Gallagher will host an STC Web-telephone seminar, “Documenting APIs: Step Up to the Plate,” from 1 to 2:30 PM Eastern Time. Gallagher’s overview of API (Application Program Interface) documentation will discuss target audience, possible deliverables, and tools for generating reference material automatically. Register at stc.webex.com.

February 22, 2006

Susan Haire, Amy Himes, and Marella Colyvas will present an STC Web-telephone seminar, “Improve Your Technical Communication Skills through Creative Writing Techniques,” from 1 to 2:30 PM Eastern Time. The presenters will demonstrate how to adapt techniques of fiction writing for use in technical writing. Register at stc.webex.com.

March 8, 2006

Caroline Stern will present an STC Web-telephone seminar, “Instructions for Writing Instructions: Guidelines for Organization and Content,” from 1 to 2:30 PM Eastern Time. Stern will examine effective design to help participants write, edit, and teach effective process explanation. Register at stc.webex.com.